-Want to watch the pilot episode of NBC’s new romantic comedy A to Z? Check out the digital premiere (in the link) before the series premiere Thursday, October 2 at 9:30/8:30c. The show tells the story of Andrew and Zelda- a pair that almost wasn’t- and all that happened from the day they met. http://news.iheart.com/AtoZ/

-Yvette Nicole Brown (Community) has landed a recurring role on the reboot of The Odd Couple. She will play Dani, assistant to Matthew Perry’s Oscar. She has replaced Sarah Baker, who was let go shortly after the show was ordered to series. This does not mean that she is leaving Community‘s sixth season reboot on Yahoo Screen and is expected to return to the show in some capacity. Since they have different shooting schedules, she could conceivably do both. The Odd Couple is supposed to air midseason on CBS. http://tvline.com/2014/08/08/yvette-nicole-brown-the-odd-couple-community-season-6-shirley/

–Marvel’s Agents of S.H.I.E.L.D. has added Henry Simmons (NYPD Blue) in a recurring role as agent Alphonso “Mac” Mackenzie, a mechanic in his early 30s. S.H.I.E.L.D. will begin its sophomore season on Tuesday, September 23 at 9/8c on ABC. http://tvline.com/2014/08/07/agents-of-shield-season-2-spoilers-alphonso-mackenzie/

-James Marsden (X-Men, Anchorman) has joined HBO’s drama pilot Westworld as a series regular. He will play Teddy Flood, a mysterious new arrival to the small frontier town who quickly proves both his charm — an his talent with a revolver. His pursuit of a local beauty launches him on a dark odyssey. http://tvline.com/2014/08/08/james-marsden-westworld-cast-hbo/

-William Mapother (Lost) has gotten a small role (and possibly recurring) as Tyler Waters, an engaging, messianic tech visionary who presents a genuine alternative to the government, and a provocative vision of the future in Lifetime’s new series The Lottery which airs Sundays at 10/9c. http://tvline.com/2014/08/09/the-lottery-cast-william-mapother/

Geena Davis will have a major guest arc in season 11 of Grey’s Anatomy in which she will play a surgeon at the hospital. The new season begins September 25 at 8pm ET on ABC. http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/08/08/geena-davis-guest-star-greys-anatomy/

-Terrell Owens (Former NFL wide receiver) has filmed a guest appearance for Brooklyn Nine-Nine‘s sophomore season. He will play himself in a NYPD-FDNY football game. Season 2 premieres September 28 on FOX. http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/08/08/terrell-owens-brooklyn-nine-nine/

-USA has renewed Suits for a fifth season! The new season will consist of 16 episodes for next summer. They are midway through the fourth season at the moment with the midseason finale set for August 20. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/usas-suits-renewed-fifth-season-724597

-Michael C. Hall (Six Feet Under, Dexter) is returning to TV in Stanley Kubrick’s unproduced drama God Fearing Man. It will be produced as a miniseries, with eOne shopping it to networks. The show tells the true story of Canadian minister Herbert Emerson Wilson, who went on to become one of the best safecrackers and most successful American bank robbers in the early 20th century. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/dexters-michael-c-hall-star-724771

-Starz has picked up 10 episodes of the drama created by Alejandro Gonzalez Inarritu, TheOne Percent starring Ed Helms, Hilary Swank, and Ed Harris. It is set in the world of organic farming. Helms will play “Alfred Murphy, a member of a dysfunctional family struggling to keep their farm from financial ruin, until a bizarre twist of fate changes their lives forever. Swank will play Helms’ wife, Laura Murphy while Harris will play the family patriarch Nathaniel Cobb. http://www.hollywoodreporter.com/live-feed/starz-picks-up-alejandro-gonzalez-724943

-Mary McCormack (In Plain Sight) and Josh Randall (Ed) will guest-star as a power couple on Scandal‘s upcoming season for an episode . No other details on their storyline are available. http://tvline.com/2014/08/12/scandal-season-4-mary-mccormack-josh-randall-power-couple/

-Danny Masterson (That ’70s Show) will have a guest starring role on USA’s series Royal Pains in which he will play the brother of returning guest Kyle Howard (My Boys). Kyle Howard first appeared on season 3 as Dr. Paul Van Dyke but left to start his own concierge practice in Miami. Paul will come back fro the season 6 finale as a patient of HankMed’s. Masterson will play Paul’s brother, Danny Van Dyke, a wealthy hedge fund manager who needs a kidney transplant but is reluctant to accept his brother’s organ. Royal Pains airs Tuesdays at 9/8c on USA. http://www.tvguide.com/News/Royal-Pains-Danny-Masterson-Kyle-Howard-Return-1085467.aspx

-Jacob Pitts (Justified) will guest-star in an upcoming episode of Elementary, as Paul Ettinger, a brilliant and wealthy mathematician who assembles a team of his fellow math geniuses to help identify a killer that Holmes and Watson are tracking. Elementary returns October 30 at 10pm ET on CBS. http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/08/12/elementary-jacob-pitts-season3/

-HBO has renewed The Leftovers for a second season! http://www.nytimes.com/2014/08/14/business/media/hbo-orders-a-second-season-of-the-leftovers.html?_r=0

-ABC is going to air a special that goes behind the scenes of the making of Disney’s Frozen. The special, The Story of Frozen: Making a Disney Animated Classic airs Tuesday, September 2. It will include interviews with stars Kristen Bell and Idina Menzel, the directors, songwriters, producers, and artists, as well as CCO John Lasseter. http://insidetv.ew.com/2014/08/13/abc-making-frozen/

-Fox is now going to air Rake’s last two episodes on Saturday April 5, instead of Fridays (which they were bumped to last month.) No word yet on the future of the show, but it’s not looking good.

-BBC has already renewed its upcoming series The Muskateers for a second season even though the first season doesn’t begin until June 22 9/8c.

-Netflix has given a 10-episode order to an new original series, Narcos. It’s a drama about druglord Pablo Escobar and the Medellin Cartel. It is supposed to debut in 2015.

-Michael Strahan (currently co-hosting Live with Kelly & Michael) is reported to be joining Good Morning America after Josh Elliot’s leave earlier this week and Amy Robach taking over that position. Strahan will be apparently keeping his Live with Kelly & Michael gig and only appearing occasionally on Good Morning America segments starting at 7 am at their Times Square studio. http://tvline.com/2014/04/01/michael-strahan-joining-good-morning-america/